GK Question

polity medium true_false

Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President, which in effect means during the pleasure of the Prime Minister.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Article 75(2): Ministers hold office during pleasure of President. Since President acts on PM's advice (Article 74), this effectively means PM can dismiss any minister anytime. This ensures PM's authority over Council and enables reshuffles without constitutional amendment.

Topic Council of Ministers - Individual Responsibility
Exam Relevance Executive hierarchy question for UPSC Prelims and SSC CGL
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